EVENT INFORMATION

16
December
1789

The slave ship Boyne departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Antigua and Barbuda.

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📅 16 December 1789 📍 Antigua and Barbuda

Vessel: Boyne; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 205. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Willock, Alexander; Captain: Greaves, George; Investor: Greaves, George. The voyage began at Liverpool on 16 December 1789. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Cape Coast Castle (Gold Coast). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint John (Antigua). Estimated mortality during the crossing: 11.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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